Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred his blessing on his candidature for re-lection as the governor of the state.
The governor made this known while speaking the State House correspondent shortly after a closed-door meeting with the President.
According to the governor, he is prepared for the All Progressive Congress, APC, primaries whether a direct or indirect mode.
The governor expressed confidence that the people of the state would return him to office based on his record of achievements in the last years.
The governor said: “Having obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination Form, I decided to let the President know of the fact that I will be contesting election again. The last time I contested, I made it known to him that I will be running for the election.
“So I have only come here to let the President know of the fact that I will be running for this office and I pray to God Almighty that I will be successful and that I needed his blessing and he wished me very well, that’s why I have come.”
“Mr. President is a father to all of us, let us be fair to him but he knows what we have tried to do. Remember, you saw in a photo display, the President visiting Ondo State, to visit our Ondo Linyi Industrial Hub.
“That is a monumental achievement and the President was proud of it and he even said so especially that we are able to come up with this idea with the Chinese companies and other companies there in Ondo Linyi is worthy of emulation by everybody.
“That can go for giving you a pass mark, it can go for the President supporting you. But all I know is that the President is a father to all, he doesn’t expect him to say this is my candidate.
“But I know that he has seen our work and he has said to me pointedly, you have done very well in Ondo State,” he added.
